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What's your starting XI?

I really can't believe I'm saying this but I've been really impressed with Williams in the last couple of games. I would also like to see Collins start and I think Ryan has massively improved since Jones came in, while harsh on Batth; I think Ryan has had the better of it recently.

Verlinden must start and I really would like to see more pace in the team with Danny Jarvis making his debut and then give him some minutes the following weekend. Afobe needs help up top, with the three behind him I think we'd see a different Benik Afobe.

Richard James: The second half against Norwich at least gave the fan base some much needed hope that we can have a better season next term.

Sadly it appears Tom Edwards may well be out injured after his superb opening goal for the club so with Moritz Bauer now bombed out by yet another manager, we may see Ashley Williams again at right (wing) back and the impressive looking Nathan Collins recalled in the middle.

What's happening at Stoke City?

What's your prediction?

Matt Morris: 1-0 Stoke. The chance of my team happening is incredibly small, but I do fancy us to pick up a win in the Den, going to be a tough game though.

Richard James: Millwall will be looking to secure their status so this will be a tough game but hopefully one we can sneak a confidence boosting win in. 2-1 to the Potters

Matt Kirby: It depends which Stoke turns up. If it’s the one that we saw during the first half against Norwich, then you’d imagine a home win, but if it’s the Stoke of the second half, then we could leave with the points.

Nathan Jones is seeing what he’s got in his squad and some of the players may be thinking about their holidays, while Millwall are scrapping for points to make sure of their Championship status.

A 21st draw of the season is on the cards for me, so I’ll go 1-1 with Verlinden getting his first goal for the club.

Tom Edwards and Thibaud Verlinden have broken into the Stoke City first team. (Image: Malcolm Hart)

Any other business

Matt Morris: What a season this has been, I was quietly confident of having a good season; but I never predicted the type of one we've had - it's not been truly terrible; just rather poor and flat. Both of the early runners for my player of the season have either left the club, or completely out of the frame in Erik Pieters and Ryan Woods.

Thankfully I do see the light at the end of the tunnel with Jones; who on a social level gets the fans which is more than the previous manager could do and while his tactics are confusing me thoroughly, his willingness to play the academy lads and his personality gives him two massive ticks.

Richard James: I’m sure there are many like me who are ready for the season to end so we can forget about it. Other than the good times spent with mates on away games, there haven’t been many high points!

While we try to forget about it, the manager has a huge job on to make sure we are in a position to be (at the very least) competitive come the big kick off.

In my opinion the season will be determined by how quickly we manage to get our deals done. Such is the extent of the overhaul Nathan Jones must oversee, leaving it until August for new arrivals could well quash any hopes we have.

For too many seasons we haven’t had anything like the team the manager wants to work with until long after the squad report back for their first training session.

Hopefully lessons will have been learnt, the gaffer can get his message across and we can all smile a bit more during the 2019/20 season.

Stoke City's Nathan Collins warms up before the match at Middlesbrough.

Matt Kirby: Every member of the squad has had a chance to impress Nathan Jones since he took over. Some have done more than others, so the picture of who he wants next season will be clearer.

We needed an overhaul before the start of this season. That didn’t happen, whether that was the board stopping it or Gary Rowett being reluctant to make big changes – we need to stick by Jones and build his vision.

It worked at Luton, when given time, and some need to be patient and understand it’s going to take longer than four months to reap the rewards.

I’ve seen positive signs and it’s exciting to see youth given a chance with Nathan Collins and Thibaud Verlinden featuring, while it’s bizarre that the previous regime saw fit in starting Cuco Martina over Tom Edwards, who is flourishing.

I’m looking forward to the summer and seeing what happens because we’ve got a hugely exciting manager in charge, who knows what he wants and he wants to engrain a DNA that has been lost at the club. I’m fully behind him in making this a success!